Casey Baseel

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.

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Final Fantasy VII remake gets delayed, but bad news comes with a promise

Square Enix pushes back the release date for what might be its most highly anticipated game ever.

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Ghibli anime Whisper of the Heart/Mimi wo Sumaseba is getting a live-action sequel film

Young lovers’ lives aren’t going quite as they planned/promised once they hit adulthood.

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Nintendo’s employee recruiting pamphlet is a full-color Super Mario storybook【Photos】

No boring charts or dull text for video gaming’s most playful AAA publisher.

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Japanese cosplay model shows off thighs, but fans’ eyes are on her Nintendo 64 controller grip

”That’s not how you hold an N64 controller!” say commenters, but maybe they need a history lesson.

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Japanese bar hostess goes too far with the compliments, scares customer into going home

There’s a fine line between “Only this girl realizes how cool I am” and “There’s no way that should make anyone attracted to me.”

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Three of Japan’s best whiskies are about to disappear as Nikka shortages loom

Japanese whiskies continue to taste too good for their own existence.

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Subaru made a car called the Subaru FU*KS, and here’s how the name could have been even dirtier

A car that makes us think drivers should use protection, and we’re not talking about seat belts.

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Japanese politicians want to set daily limit on how much time kids can spend playing video games

Proposal also bans playing games after certain times at night depending on gamer’s age.

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Less than one in four surveyed Japanese men has a girlfriend, over one in three women has a beau

Survey paints a different picture of dating for young men and women.

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Starbucks’ Japanese New Year’s/Chinese zodiac drinkware line is full of fun and fortune【Pics】

Mice of the year, beckoning cats, and Shiba Inu are all here to wish us a happy 2020!

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Veteran animator claims working on Pokémon anime pays less than working in a convenience store

”Who’s ending up with those profits?” he wonders.

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A lovely leporine line of FGO passion.

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Japanese man beats fast food worker because one chicken nugget was missing from his combo meal

Beef over five-piece chicken nugget combo leads to combo-strike violence.

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Japanese Twitter users surprised to learn that “Yoko Ono-ing” is a verb in English

”As a Japanese person, it’s not something I can feel proud about,” says commenter as British royal family shakeup teaches English vocabulary.

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Survey says Japan is deeply dissatisfied in bedroom, prefers eating to getting it on

Is Japanese food truly better than sex, which was ranked as less pleasurable than four other things?

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”How about if we put these on you?”

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Nintendo’s historic former headquarters in Kyoto to reopen as a hotel

Management promises “comfortable hospitality for both domestic and international travelers.”

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Slayers cafe opening in Tokyo and Osaka brings food of the fantasy anime to real life【Photos】

Fans can drink Lina’s fireball and eat Naga’s jiggling chest.

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Cherry blossom forecast 2020 released! Sakura season shifts to new start time in Tokyo this year

Japan’s beautiful cherry blossoms are on their way, but not at the same time as usual, according to predicted dates and map.

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Japan’s worst Amazon deliveryman caught in the act【Video】

Terrible customer service, pretty decent arm strength.

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